Dengue in BD caused by intermittent rains: IEDCR

Bangladesh has witnessed a sharp rise of the mosquito-borne dengue fever as a result of the intermittent rains, says the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), reports bdnews24.com.
It says the intermittent rains leads to a proliferation of breeding ground for mosquitoes that carry dengue.
The IEDCR recorded 583 dengue cases in August compared to only 156 in July.
Of the tally of more than 750 recorded cases this year, three people have died.
Usually June to September is the dengue season. In August this year, there had been at least 100 more dengue cases than in the same month last year.
Director of the IEDCR Mahmudur Rahman told the news agency that intermittent rains have exacerbated the incidence of dengue fever.
"It can also be due to increased reporting. We are collecting records from more hospitals this year than last year. But the trend is upward," he said, advising people not to panic. Mr Rahman explained that continuous rains wash away the outside breeding pools of mosquito.
But this year, rains have been intermittent after an initial heavy monsoon and that leads to water logging.
The dengue-causing aedes aegypti mosquito usually breeds in a small collection of clean water in and around houses, such as inside a flower vase.
The symptoms of dengue are sudden high fever, severe headache, pains behind the eyes, muscle and joints.